EDUCATION officials are continuing to investigate the conduct of a teacher at Lymm High School following allegations that he texted and left voice messages for a pupil.

EDUCATION officials are continuing to investigate the conduct of a teacher at Lymm High School following allegations that he texted and left voice messages for a pupil.

The teacher was suspended from the school five weeks ago after the allegations involving a 16-year-old.

Malcolm Roxburgh, director of education at Warrington Borough Council, said: "We can confirm that a teacher has been suspended and that an investigation is under way."

Union officials - unconnected with the investigation at Lymm High School - say there are increasing numbers of misconduct allegations against teachers involving technology such as e-mail and mobile phones.

Richard Palframan, North West National Union of Teachers official, regularly warns newly trained teachers to be very wary of the use of mobile phones and computers.

He said: "I tell them never to text kids and never to give kids their mobile numbers or e-mail addresses. It just puts them in a vulnerable position."